The IT project manager Jonas Lauwiner from Bern (Switzerland) took advantage of a gap in Swiss law in order to allow himself to be transferred free of charge to 148 herrless plots of land. His action was permitted according to the legal situation at that time – and now causes several cantons to tighten their laws. According to consistent media reports, the self-proclaimed "King of Switzerland" now owns around 148 plots of land and 83 street sect…
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The IT project manager Jonas Lauwiner from Bern (Switzerland) took advantage of a gap in Swiss law in order to allow himself to be transferred free of charge to 148 herrless plots of land. His action was permitted according to the legal situation at that time – and now causes several cantons to tighten their laws. According to consistent media reports, the self-proclaimed "King of Switzerland" now owns around 148 plots of land and 83 street sect…